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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pius Ho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas has chosen Let the body's hit the floor as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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226 lbs
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Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Pius Ho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Michael Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Dirk Anderson and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas gets off balance looking for a body kick
so Ho counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Thomas has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Ho has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Ho jumps guard and drags Thomas to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Thomas must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Thomas wanted to stand there but Ho had control of the position.
Ho will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ho tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Thomas trying to control the position from guard on top but Ho is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thomas is looking to stand up but Ho won't let him.
Ho has control of Thomas's left arm, preventing Thomas from doing any damage.
Ho is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Thomas is aware though and is defending well.
Thomas not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Ho is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Thomas is controlling him.
Thomas trying to control the position from guard on top but Ho is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ho has a closed guard, preventing Thomas from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ho seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Thomas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ho circles away quickly and effectively.
Ho tries to counter with a takedown but Thomas is quick to defend against it.
Thomas stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Thomas wants it to stay on the feet.
Thomas looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ho appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ho fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Thomas avoids it really well and circles away.
Thomas misses with a double jab.
Thomas darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ho is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Ho landing small, sideways elbows.
Thomas wants to pass to mount but Ho is defending the position.
Thomas tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Ho.
Ho is not content to let Thomas control the position.
Thomas wants to stand up but Ho is controlling the position.
Ho desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho is trying to get back to full guard.
Thomas wants to stand up but Ho has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Thomas gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Thomas forces Ho back against the cage and clinches.
Ho manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Ho lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Thomas really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ho. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ho with a flurry of punches that miss.
Thomas wants to sweep here but Ho controlling him for the moment.
Ho prevents Thomas from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ho missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've been informed that Thomas has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Ho stops Thomas from standing up.
Ho trying to control the position from guard on top but Thomas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thomas wants to stand up but Ho is controlling him.
Ho controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Ho in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ho stops Thomas from standing up.
Thomas has momentary wrist control but Ho slips an elbow through the middle.
Ho is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Thomas trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Michael Thomas will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Thomas misses with a two punch combination.
Ho changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Thomas swats away the attempt to clinch by Ho.
Thomas throws a counter combo.
Ho with a poor takedown
and Thomas counters with a right hand to the body.
Thomas scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ho in his tracks.
Thomas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Thomas gets a clinch.
Ho gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Thomas has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Ho is on him like a limpet, forcing Thomas back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ho drags the fight down to the ground.
Ho is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Thomas wants to improve his position but Ho is controlling well.
Thomas pushes Ho off and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas darts in and clinches Ho up against the cage.
Thomas holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Thomas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thomas tries a body shot but Ho blocks it.
Ho goes for a takedown in the clinch but Thomas prevents it.
Thomas taking a breather.
Ho pulls Thomas into guard.
Ho throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Thomas would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Pius Ho overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ho looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Thomas is looking to stand up but Ho won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Ho, up you get!
Thomas moves into the clinch successfully.
Ho keeps control of Thomas as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Thomas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ho ducks right into an uppercut from Thomas.
Thomas misses with an attempted mid kick.
Thomas misses with a wild combination.
Ho changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Thomas moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ho shoots in looking for a takedown. Thomas tries to sprawl out of it but Ho keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Thomas manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pius Ho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Thomas but Thomas pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Thomas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ho circles away quickly and effectively.
Thomas jabs Ho right on the nose. Ho blinks but takes it well.
Thomas throws an off balance right hand
and Ho counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Thomas blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ho.
Thomas is looking to escape.
Thomas wants to control but Ho is keeping busy.
Thomas has hold of Ho's hands but Ho slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ho slows the pace down in half guard.
Thomas is trying to stand up here but Ho is controlling him well.
Thomas is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Ho working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ho wants to get back to his feet.
Ho not doing much here.
Thomas keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Thomas wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Thomas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Ho shoots for a double leg takedown but Thomas sprawls well. He's pushed Ho's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Thomas fails to land with a series of punches.
Ho changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Thomas misses with a kick to the body
so Ho counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Ho trying to control the position from guard on top but Thomas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thomas has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Ho off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Thomas punishes Ho's body with a nice straight punch.
Thomas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ho feinted with a counter takedown.
Thomas looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Thomas gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thomas is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ho is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ho controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Ho won't allow Thomas to get back to his feet.
Thomas working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ho.
Thomas is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ho is controlling him.
Thomas utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ho slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Thomas wants to sweep here but Ho controlling him for the moment.
Thomas is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ho is controlling him.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Pius Ho is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thomas closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ho is trying to drag Thomas to the mat but Thomas just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Ho has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Thomas clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Thomas is trying to get back to his feet but Ho has full control of the position and if anything, Thomas has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Ho is hanging on to Thomas's back as he tries to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho looking for the choke but no joy.
Ho is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Ho looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Thomas is trying to stand back up.
Ho is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Thomas defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas wants to get back to his feet.
Thomas covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Ho missing with strikes from the back.
Ho misses with punches from the back.
Thomas is trying to stand back up.
Pius Ho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Michael Thomas is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thomas covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Ho trying to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pius Ho showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Thomas has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Thomas!
A relieved looking Michael Thomas thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Lansky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ward Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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207 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 2, fighting out of The Island, George Lansky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ward Henry!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Bart Greer and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henry misses with a looping right.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lansky takes the fight into the clinch.
Lansky lands an elbow inside that Henry shrugs off.
It looks like Ward Henry has been cut.
Lansky lands with a short shot to the head.
Lansky unloads a knee to the mid-section. Henry lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Henry avoids a wild elbow strike from Lansky.
Henry's coach down at KING OF PAIN was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Henry's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Henry is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lansky working Henry over with knees to the body.
Lansky misses with an elbow strike.
Henry throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lansky lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lansky using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lansky just misses with a elbow thrown towards Henry's brow.
Henry trying to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lansky throws an elbow but it misses.
Lansky looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lansky throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Henry blocks it with crossed arms.
Henry tries a knee to the head but Lansky blocks it.
Lansky lands a nice elbow.
Henry takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lansky blocks it with crossed arms.
Henry misses with a hook to the ribs.
Henry is trying to maintain a safe position but Lansky gets an underhook and turns Henry into the cage.
Lansky prevents a body shot from Henry.
Lansky pushes Henry back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lansky connects with a nasty looking knee right to Henry's face.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lansky.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lansky.
Henry looks winded!
Henry tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lansky avoids it.
Henry tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lansky avoids it.
Knees to the body from Lansky.
Lansky lands an elbow that stopped Henry in his tracks for a moment.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lansky.
A short uppercut from Lansky.
Lansky lands with a light punch inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henry takes a shot to the head.
Lansky looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Lansky gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lansky lands an elbow inside.
Henry goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lansky.
Henry missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lansky scores a nice knee to the body.
Lansky connects with a knee to the head.
Henry takes a shot to the head.
Lansky lands a nice elbow.
Lansky connects with a nasty looking knee right to Henry's face.
A nice left hand lands by Lansky.
Lansky with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lansky tries a knee to the head but Henry blocks it.
Henry tries a knee to the head but Lansky blocks it.
Lansky with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lansky creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Henry has a couple of punches blocked by Lansky.
Henry takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lansky blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Henry tries to land knees in the clinch but Lansky avoids the damage to the body.
Lansky landing knees to the body.
Lansky lands a left hand.
Lansky throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lansky creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lansky tries to land knees in the clinch but Henry avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lansky lands a good knee to the midsection. Henry won't want to take too many of those.
Lansky gets through Henry's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lansky tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lansky throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Henrys head.
Lansky crunches a lovely knee into Henry's ribcage.
Lansky with a knee to the head.
Henry wants to get back to striking at distance but Lansky won't allow it.
Lansky lands an elbow inside that Henry shrugs off.
Lansky managing to block the knees to the body from Henry.
Henry with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lansky working Henry over with knees to the body.
Lansky creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Henry's defenses.
That has opened up Ward Henry's cut even more.
Lansky lands an elbow just above Henry 's eye.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lansky lands a damaging elbow.
Henry managing to block the knees to the body from Lansky.
Lansky throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Henry blocks it with crossed arms.
A short right from Lansky on the inside.
Lansky gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lansky lands an elbow inside.
The cut above Ward Henry's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lansky lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lansky creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Henry's defenses.
Henry landing knees to the body.
Henry using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lansky has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Henry has had enough of the clinch but Lansky keeps him there for the moment.
Henry takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lansky with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Henry misses with a knee to the head.
Lansky lands with a left to the head.
Lansky lands a damaging elbow.
Knees to the body from Lansky.
Lansky lands an elbow just above Henry 's eye.
Lansky lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lansky landing knees to the body.
Henry takes a shot to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lansky lands a nice elbow.
Lansky working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lansky looking to throw knees to the head but Henry is blocking nicely.
Lansky lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Henry or not.
Henry can't find room to land a body shot as Lansky controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Lansky dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ward Henry's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Lansky takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Henry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lansky was well out of range. Poor timing from Henry.
Lansky takes the fight into the clinch.
Henry using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Henry missing with knees to the body.
Lansky lands a nice elbow.
Lansky lands with a short shot to the head.
Henry trying to land knees to the body.
George Lansky has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Henry landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Henry misses with a knee strike.
Henry tries a knee to the head but Lansky blocks it.
Lansky is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Henry can do to turn this around?
Nice elbow from Lansky.
Lansky blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Henry throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lansky blocking some punches.
Henry is breathing heavily.
A nice left hand lands by Lansky.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lansky with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lansky utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Lansky.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lansky lands an elbow inside that Henry shrugs off.
Henry wants to stall.
Lansky unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Henry takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lansky crunches a lovely knee into Henry's ribcage.
Lansky lands with a short shot to the head.
Lansky lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lansky lands an elbow just above Henry 's eye.
Lansky landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lansky.
Lansky comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lansky managing to block the knees to the body from Henry.
Lansky lands a damaging elbow.
Lansky lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lansky avoids a wild elbow strike from Henry.
Henry avoiding damage as Lansky throws knees to the body.
Lansky gets through Henry's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lansky comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Henry tries to break free but Lansky pushes him back against the cage.
Lansky tries a knee to the head but Henry blocks it.
Lansky with a knee to the head.
Henry lands a nice knee to the body.
Lansky creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Henry's defenses.
Henry blocks the elbow strike.
Lansky softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ward Henry's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lansky.
Lansky with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lansky lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lansky lands a nice elbow.
Lansky cracks Henry with a nice body shot.
A body shot lands from Lansky.
Lansky utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lansky lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Henry missing with knees to the body.
Lansky tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lansky.
Lansky landing knees to the body.
Henry tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lansky scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lansky landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lansky working Henry over with knees to the body.
Lansky working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lansky creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lansky with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lansky lands a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lansky is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lansky gets through Henry's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lansky pushes Henry back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lansky connects with a nasty looking knee right to Henry's face.
A nice left hand lands by Lansky.
Lansky comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lansky lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lansky connects with a nasty looking knee right to Henry's face.
Lansky blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lansky throws an elbow that misses.
Henry is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lansky is defending well for now.
Lansky managing to block the knees to the body from Henry.
Lansky using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lansky lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lansky lands an elbow inside that Henry shrugs off.
Lansky lands an elbow that stopped Henry in his tracks for a moment.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ward Henry's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). George Lansky!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Santiago Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santiago Lopez is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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230 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mark Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Santiago Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Michael Johnstone and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lopez manages to avoid it.
Hunt slaps away a takedown attempt from Lopez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lopez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lopez with a poor takedown
and Hunt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Santiago Lopez has been cut.
Lopez fails with the takedown
and Hunt counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mark Hunt!
Mark Hunt seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Remy Cloche (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gurveender Singh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Remy Cloche has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Remy Cloche!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gurveender Singh!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Bart Greer and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cloche takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Cloche scores with a nice head shot.
Cloche misses with a wild body shot.
Cloche looks to score with a jab to the body but Singh is just out of range.
Singh lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Cloche moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Singh with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cloche to score with a decent uppercut.
Cloche scores with a hook to the body. Singh takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Singh misses with a left hand
enabling Cloche to counter with a crisp jab.
Cloche looks to score with a jab to the body but Singh is just out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Singh.
Singh throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Singh misses with a jab to the body
and Cloche counters with a nice body shot.
Singh misses the shot to the body.
Cloche connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Singh works the jab nicely.
Singh misses with a straight right.
It looked like Cloche was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Singh.
Cloche throws a hook but Singh blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cloche ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Singh moves away.
Singh scores with a nice body kick.
Cloche takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cloche throws the left hand but Singh avoids the punch easily.
Singh misses with a double jab.
Cloche seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Singh.
Singh throws a wild body kick that Cloche sees coming a mile off.
Cloche cracks Singh with a good jab.
Singh lands a really nice looking cross but Cloche seems unphased.
Singh throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cloche throws out a loose jab but Singh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Singh misses with a hook
and Cloche counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cloche moves out of range of the strikes.
Singh has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Singh rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cloche moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cloche throws a lazy right hand but Singh sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cloche thows a left - swing and a miss!
Singh scores with a push kick.
Singh throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cloche cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cloche lands a lovely overhand right.
Singh moves out of range of the strikes.
Singh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cloche.
Singh moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Cloche moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nice defenses there by Singh.
Nice body punch from Cloche.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cloche. Singh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cloche throws a hook but Singh blocks it.
A low kick from Singh misses
and Cloche counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Singh lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cloche misses with a body shot
and Singh counters with a three punch combo that has Cloche backing up. Cloche nods at Singh to acknowledge the strikes.
Cloche is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Singh defending well as Cloche loads up on a big left hand.
Cloche takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Cloche takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Cloche throws a body shot but no joy.
Cloche throws a hook but Singh avoids it easily.
Singh lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cloche's sensitive parts.
Singh swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cloche counters with a stiff right hand.
Singh tries a low kick but Cloche avoids it.
Cloche punishes Singh's body with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Singh scores with a jab to the head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Singh, right into the meat.
Singh blocks a jab.
Cloche scores with a punch to the head.
Singh connects with the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singh throws out a loose jab but Cloche uses good head movement to avoid it.
Singh jabs at Cloche's body.
Singh throws a sloppy body shot
and Cloche counters with a stiff right hand.
Cloche throws a body punch but Singh moves out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Singh scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Remy Cloche has been cut.
Singh slips under a jab.
Singh throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Cloche is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Singh.
Cloche misses with a body shot.
Singh tries to bum rush Cloche with a series of wild strikes but Cloche uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gurveender Singh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from Cloche misses.
Singh fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cloche.
Singh throws an off balance right hand
and Cloche counters with a straight right hand.
Cloche scores with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gurveender Singh will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Remy Cloche's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Singh bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Singh ducks under a wild hook from Cloche.
Cloche misses the shot to the body.
Cloche has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Singh.
Singh connects with a solid leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Cloche checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cloche has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Singh.
Cloche checks the leg kick nicely there.
Singh clobbers Cloche with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cloche takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Singh has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Singh there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cloche takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Cloche's corner calls for a 1-2. Cloche obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cloche will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cloche throws a big shot that misses.
Gurveender Singh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Singh lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cloche circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cloche throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Singh lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cloche circles away quickly and effectively.
Cloche blocks the body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cloche. Singh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cloche scores with a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Singh.
Cloche on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Singh rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cloche counters with a nice body shot.
A big right from Singh misses.
A low kick from Singh misses
and Cloche counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Singh is breathing heavily.
Singh throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cloche lands a big right hand that sends Singh crashing to the mat! Cloche stays standing though and waves Singh back to his feet!
Singh is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cloche lands a nice hook to Singh's body. Singh takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Singh is still on wobbly legs! Can Cloche finish him?
Singh bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Cloche comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Singh falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Singh was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Remy Cloche!
A victorious Remy Cloche thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Cormier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and No Name (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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163 lbs
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164 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Anthony Cormier !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, No Name!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Sandra Marshall and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Name.
Name is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Cormier is trying to escape and Name transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Cormier is forced to tap! Nice work there by Name! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). No Name!
No Name was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luccas Lucco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Shieff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luccas Lucco could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Michael Shieff's chin.
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205 lbs
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220 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Luccas Lucco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Michael Shieff!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Dirk Anderson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lucco moves into range and clinches up with Shieff.
Lucco keeps control of Shieff as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lucco comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Michael Shieff has been cut.
Lucco tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shieff wants to break free but Lucco has control.
Lucco lands an elbow inside that Shieff shrugs off.
Lucco scores a nice knee to the body.
Shieff wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lucco tries to work over Shieff's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lucco throws a punch but it's blocked by Shieff.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lucco.
Lucco utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lucco doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shieff wants to break free but Lucco has control.
Shieff's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lucco moves into range and clinches up with Shieff.
Lucco creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Shieff's defenses.
Shieff wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Shieff can't break the clinch.
Shieff is trying to break the clinch but Lucco is controlling him.
Shieff is trying to break the clinch but Lucco is controlling him.
Lucco crunches a lovely knee into Shieff's ribcage.
Shieff looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shieff blocks a body shot from Lucco.
Lucco connects with a knee to the head.
Shieff blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lucco misses with a punch to the body.
Lucco lands a knee to the body.
Lucco tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lucco misses with the head strike.
Lucco crunches a lovely knee into Shieff's ribcage.
Lucco working Shieff over with knees to the body.
Lucco misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lucco tries a knee to the head but Shieff blocks it.
Lucco tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lucco lands an elbow inside that Shieff shrugs off.
Shieff blocks a body shot from Lucco.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lucco.
Shieff is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lucco tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shieff's elbow.
Lucco crunches a lovely knee into Shieff's ribcage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lucco.
Lucco struggles to land a body shot inside as Shieff controls his hands.
Lucco misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucco lands a damaging elbow.
Lucco misses with a punch on the inside.
Lucco lands an elbow that stopped Shieff in his tracks for a moment.
Shieff is rocked!
That has opened up Michael Shieff's cut even more.
Shieff blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lucco misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lucco obliges.
Lucco has Shieff pressed against the cage, preventing Shieff from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shieff.
Lucco can't find room to land a body shot as Shieff controls the action.
Lucco unloads a knee to the mid-section. Shieff lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lucco doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lucco keeps control of Shieff as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lucco misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lucco keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Shieff's efforts to push away.
Lucco unloads a knee to the mid-section. Shieff lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lucco swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lucco misses with a punch to the body.
A hook to the body from Lucco.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucco unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lucco crunches a lovely knee into Shieff's ribcage.
Lucco misses with a knee strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lucco.
Lucco throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lucco is working Shieff over against the cage.
Lucco lands a nice elbow.
Lucco swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lucco goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lucco.
Shieff has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch on the inside from Lucco fails to land.
Lucco crunches a lovely knee into Shieff's ribcage.
Shieff is looking to break free of the clinch but Lucco has double underhooks.
Lucco swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lucco lands a nice knee to the body.
Shieff tries to break the clinch but Lucco is controlling the position.
Lucco tries to throw a body punch but Shieff avoids it by throwing Lucco back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Shieff wants to break free but Lucco has control.
Lucco connects with a nasty looking knee right to Shieff's face.
Shieff is still on wobbly legs! Can Lucco finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lucco lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lucco tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lucco lands an uppercut.
Lucco tries to work over Shieff's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lucco makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lucco obliges.
Lucco with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Shieff pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lucco clinches up with Shieff and pushes him back against the cage.
Lucco working aggressively here.
Lucco has a couple of punches blocked by Shieff.
Shieff wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lucco has him pressed against the cage.
Lucco swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lucco with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shieff.
Shieff blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shieff tries to break free but Lucco pushes him back against the cage.
Shieff tries to break free but Lucco pushes him back against the cage.
Shieff's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lucco instigates a clinch.
Lucco working aggressively here.
Shieff is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lucco scores with a knee to the head.
Lucco looking to throw knees to the head but Shieff is blocking nicely.
Shieff wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Knees to the body from Lucco.
Lucco keeps control of Shieff as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lucco misses with a punch on the inside.
Shieff is looking to break free of the clinch but Lucco has double underhooks.
Shieff wants to break the clinch but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lucco doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lucco comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Shieff's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lucco is looking to clinch.
Lucco has Shieff up against the cage in a clinch.
Shieff wants to get back to striking at distance but Lucco won't allow it.
Shieff blocks an uppercut.
Lucco has Shieff pressed against the cage, preventing Shieff from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shieff.
Lucco misses with some punches.
Shieff wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lucco swings wildly with an uppercut but Shieff uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luccas Lucco dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Shieff's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Shieff throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lucco.
Shieff tries to bum rush Lucco with a series of wild strikes but Lucco uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shieff circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shieff gets tackled into the cage by Lucco. Lucco maintains the clinch.
Shieff seems to have recovered his senses.
Lucco goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shieff wants to break free but Lucco has control.
Lucco struggles to land a body shot inside as Shieff controls his hands.
Lucco tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lucco struggles to land a body shot inside as Shieff controls his hands.
Shieff blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shieff tries to break free but Lucco pushes him back against the cage.
A short right from Lucco.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lucco throws a head punch that misses.
Lucco goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lucco tries to throw a body punch but Shieff avoids it by throwing Lucco back against the cage.
Shieff manages to break the clinch.
Shieff throws a body punch but Lucco moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Shieff.
As Shieff looks to move away, Lucco throws a big counter combo but Shieff just gets out of the way.
Shieff is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shieff swats away the attempt to clinch by Lucco.
Lucco closes the distance and pushes Shieff back into the cage.
Shieff tries to break free but Lucco pushes him back against the cage.
Shieff wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Shieff is looking to break free of the clinch but Lucco has double underhooks.
Shieff lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lucco misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lucco swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lucco has Shieff pressed against the cage, preventing Shieff from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Shieff is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Shieff is trying to break the clinch but Lucco has him pressed against the cage.
Lucco lands a body shot in the clinch.
Shieff wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Shieff is trying to break free.
Shieff is trying to force a seperation but Lucco has the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shieff takes an elbow to the temple.
Lucco goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lucco tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shieff wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lucco looking to throw knees to the head but Shieff is blocking nicely.
Shieff tries to break free but Lucco pushes him back against the cage.
Lucco misses with a body punch.
Shieff tries to circle away but Lucco has him pinned against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Shieff's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Shieff tries to break the clinch but Lucco is controlling the position.
Lucco tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lucco scores a nice knee to the body.
Lucco keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Shieff's efforts to push away.
Lucco is leaning against Shieff and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lucco throws a head punch that misses.
Lucco tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shieff is trying to push Lucco away but Lucco has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lucco throws a punch but it's blocked by Shieff.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucco misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knees to the body from Lucco.
Lucco landing knees to the body.
Lucco lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lucco doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shieff is trying to push Lucco away but Lucco has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lucco lands a nice knee to the body.
Lucco with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lucco tries a knee to the head but Shieff blocks it.
Lucco misses with a knee strike.
Shieff has had enough of the clinch but Lucco keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shieff.
Lucco has a couple of punches blocked by Shieff.
Lucco struggles to land a body shot inside as Shieff controls his hands.
Luccas Lucco has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lucco misses with the head strike.
Lucco has a couple of punches blocked by Shieff.
Lucco tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shieff escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shieff wants to land a leg kick but Lucco is out of range.
Lucco is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shieff can do to turn this around?
Shieff tests Lucco's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lucco is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lucco seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Lucco tries to close the distance and clinch but Shieff swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shieff attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lucco moves into the clinch.
Lucco misses with a punch on the inside.
Lucco landing knees to the body.
Lucco lands a damaging elbow.
Lucco pushes Shieff back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lucco misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lucco misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shieff manages to break the clinch.
Lucco looks to clinch
and Lucco takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lucco tries to close the distance and clinch but Shieff swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luccas Lucco dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Michael Shieff's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Lucco moves in looking to clinch but Shieff pushes him off.
Lucco closes the distance and clinches.
Shieff wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lucco tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shieff wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lucco misses with a punch to the body.
Shieff has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lucco is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lucco misses with a punch on the inside.
Shieff is trying to force a seperation but Lucco has the dominant position.
Lucco unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lucco lands a knee to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lucco.
Lucco tries to work over Shieff's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shieff takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lucco lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lucco tries to work over Shieff's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lucco with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucco misses with a punch to the body.
Lucco putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Shieff in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lucco misses with a body punch.
Lucco working aggressively here.
Lucco working Shieff over with knees to the body.
Lucco doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lucco landing knees to the head.
Shieff is trying to break the clinch but Lucco is controlling him.
Shieff blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shieff tries to break the clinch but Lucco is controlling the position.
Shieff is trying to push Lucco away but Lucco has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Shieff escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lucco darts in and clinches Shieff up against the cage.
Lucco swings wildly with an uppercut but Shieff uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lucco lands an elbow inside that Shieff shrugs off.
Shieff prevents a body shot from Lucco.
Lucco unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucco misses with some punches.
Shieff manages to break the clinch.
Shieff misses with a double jab.
Lucco tries to clinch up.
Michael Shieff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shieff scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lucco doesn't seem bothered though.
Lucco takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A nice combination there by Shieff.
Lucco looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Shieff misses with a wild body shot.
Lucco drops his hands momentarily and Shieff takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lucco avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lucco tries to clinch there but Shieff circles away.
Shieff throws out a counter right but Lucco avoids it with no problem.
Lucco moves out of range of the leg kick from Shieff.
Lucco tries to clinch up but Shieff circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shieff closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Lucco has taken the fight to the clinch.
Knees to the body from Lucco.
Shieff has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lucco misses with a punch to the body.
Lucco struggles to land a body shot inside as Shieff controls his hands.
Lucco fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shieff wants to break the clinch but can't.
Shieff is trying to break the clinch but Lucco is controlling him.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lucco obliges.
Lucco landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lucco lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Shieff pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shieff misses the shot to the body.
Lucco darts in and clinches Shieff up against the cage.
Shieff wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shieff tries to break the clinch but Lucco is controlling the position.
A right hand to the body from Lucco.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lucco lands a knee to the body.
Lucco throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shieff blocks it with crossed arms.
Lucco working aggressively here.
Lucco tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lucco.
Lucco pushes off an throws an elbow but Shieff leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Shieff wants to break the clinch but can't.
Shieff has had enough of the clinch but Lucco keeps him there for the moment.
Shieff blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shieff has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lucco looking to throw knees to the head but Shieff is blocking nicely.
Shieff is looking to break free of the clinch but Lucco has double underhooks.
Shieff wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lucco keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Shieff's efforts to push away.
Michael Shieff has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Luccas Lucco is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lucco prevents Shieff from breaking the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luccas Lucco showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lucco, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luccas Lucco!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tired Scarecrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Tired Scarecrow enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Marcus Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tired Scarecrow!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Michael Johnstone and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scarecrow clinches up with Davis and pushes him back against the cage.
Davis tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A short body shot lands from Scarecrow as the two fighters clinch.
Scarecrow lands with a left to the head.
It looks like Marcus Davis has been cut.
Davis is breathing heavily.
Scarecrow lands a right hand that snaps the head of Davis backwards.
Davis jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Scarecrow walks away with a smile on his face. Davis gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Scarecrow has Davis up against the cage in a clinch.
Good body shot from Scarecrow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Scarecrow creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Scarecrow lands a left hand that snaps the head of Davis backwards.
Davis is rocked!
Scarecrow lands with a right to the head.
Oh Davis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Davis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scarecrow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Scarecrow throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Davis.
Davis blocks an uppercut.
Scarecrow swings wildly with an uppercut but Davis uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Scarecrow.
Scarecrow has a couple of punches blocked by Davis.
Scarecrow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Scarecrow.
Scarecrow lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Scarecrow lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Davis to his knees! Scarecrow keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tired Scarecrow!
Tired Scarecrow decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Dodson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Ripper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Dodson !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jack Ripper!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, David Hoff and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ripper misses with a jab to the body
letting Dodson counter with a right hand.
Ripper tries to close the distance and clinch but Dodson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dodson swats away the attempt to clinch by Ripper.
Ripper moves away from the strike by Dodson .
Ripper tries to close the distance and clinch but Dodson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ripper fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dodson , pushing him back against the cage.
Ripper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ripper presses Dodson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dodson blocking some punches.
Ripper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dodson 's elbow.
Ripper working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ripper throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Dodson .
Ripper misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ripper can't find room to land a body shot as Dodson controls the action.
Ripper looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dodson misses with a body punch.
Dodson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dodson .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ripper swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dodson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ripper's elbow.
Dodson throws a punch but it's blocked by Ripper.
Ripper lands with a short shot to the head.
Ripper swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ripper misses with a punch to the body.
Ripper lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ripper tries to work over Dodson 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dodson is working Ripper over against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Dodson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dodson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Ripper fails to land.
Ripper misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ripper can't find room to land a body shot as Dodson controls the action.
Dodson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ripper tries a body shot but Dodson blocks it.
Dodson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Dodson on the inside.
Ripper blocks a body shot from Dodson .
Ripper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dodson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dodson blocking some punches.
Ripper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dodson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ripper misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ripper pushes Dodson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dodson .
Dodson prevents a body shot from Ripper.
Dodson prevents a body shot from Ripper.
Dodson blocks an uppercut.
Ripper lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dodson tries to work over Ripper's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ripper blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Dodson .
Ripper lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dodson tries to throw a body punch but Ripper avoids it by throwing Dodson back against the cage.
Dodson prevents a body shot from Ripper.
Dodson blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Dodson .
Ripper swings wildly with an uppercut but Dodson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dodson digs a right hand into Ripper's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ripper's gas tank.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dodson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ripper throws a head punch that misses.
Ripper can't find room to land a body shot as Dodson controls the action.
Ripper has a couple of punches blocked by Dodson .
Ripper throws a punch but it's blocked by Dodson .
Dodson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dodson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ripper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ripper tries to throw a body punch but Dodson avoids it by throwing Ripper back against the cage.
Ripper lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ripper has a couple of punches blocked by Dodson .
Ripper misses with a body punch.
Ripper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Ripper.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dodson .
Ripper swings wildly with an uppercut but Dodson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ripper misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ripper works on Dodson 's body with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dodson lands a body punch.
Ripper working aggressively here.
Ripper working aggressively here.
Ripper tries a body shot but Dodson blocks it.
Ripper throws a punch but it's blocked by Dodson .
Dodson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ripper misses with some punches.
Dodson tries to throw a body punch but Ripper avoids it by throwing Dodson back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dodson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dodson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dodson lands a nice uppercut.
Dodson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ripper misses with a punch to the body.
Dodson blocks an uppercut.
Ripper lands with a short shot to the head.
Ripper struggles to land a body shot inside as Dodson controls his hands.
Ripper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dodson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ripper's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dodson is working Ripper over against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jack Ripper will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ripper takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ripper gets a clinch.
Dodson blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dodson .
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dodson .
Dodson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dodson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Dodson fails to land.
Ripper misses with a punch on the inside.
Ripper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dodson 's elbow.
A body shot lands from Dodson .
Ripper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ripper working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dodson scores with a shot to the side of Ripper's head.
A short right from Ripper.
Ripper misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dodson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ripper backwards.
Dodson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dodson digs a right hand into Ripper's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ripper's gas tank.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dodson works on Ripper's body with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Dodson .
Good body shot from Dodson .
Dodson tries to work over Ripper's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ripper throws a punch but it's blocked by Dodson .
Ripper lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dodson backwards.
Dodson blocking some punches.
Dodson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ripper lands with a left to the head.
Ripper blocking some punches.
Dodson prevents a body shot from Ripper.
Ripper can't find room to land a body shot as Dodson controls the action.
Dodson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dodson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dodson tries to work over Ripper's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ripper prevents a body shot from Dodson .
Ripper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dodson 's elbow.
Dodson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ripper backwards.
Dodson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dodson blocking some punches.
Dodson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dodson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dodson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
John Dodson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dodson digs a right hand underneath Ripper's ribcage. Ripper let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ripper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ripper tries a body shot but Dodson blocks it.
Dodson prevents a body shot from Ripper.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dodson .
Ripper throws a punch but it's blocked by Dodson .
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dodson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dodson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ripper's elbow.
A right hook to the body lands for Dodson .
Dodson lands a body shot.
Dodson lands with a right to the head.
Ripper is breathing heavily.
Dodson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dodson lands a shoulder strike.
Ripper misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dodson pushes Ripper back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dodson .
Dodson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dodson lands a nice shot to the body.
Dodson lands a hook that snaps the head of Ripper backwards.
Dodson scores with a shoulder strike.
Dodson lands a body punch.
Dodson tries to work over Ripper's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dodson misses with a body punch.
Ripper tries to work over Dodson 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dodson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ripper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ripper working aggressively here.
Ripper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ripper misses with a punch to the body.
Dodson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ripper struggles to land a body shot inside as Dodson controls his hands.
Ripper swings wildly with an uppercut but Dodson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ripper swings wildly with an uppercut but Dodson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ripper misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dodson misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dodson tries to throw a body punch but Ripper avoids it by throwing Dodson back against the cage.
Dodson lands a left hand.
Ripper tries to work over Dodson 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ripper.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dodson blocks an uppercut.
Dodson lands with a left to the head.
Dodson struggles to land a body shot inside as Ripper controls his hands.
Dodson lands with a light punch inside.
Dodson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dodson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ripper working aggressively here.
Ripper blocks a body shot from Dodson .
A right hand to the body from Dodson .
Dodson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dodson cracks Ripper with a nice body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ripper lands an uppercut.
Dodson blocking some punches.
Dodson blocks an uppercut.
Ripper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dodson 's elbow.
Ripper lands a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Dodson dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Ripper misses with a body punch
and Dodson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ripper tries to clinch up.
Ripper tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Dodson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ripper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dodson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ripper tries to clinch up but Dodson circles away and keeps his distance.
Dodson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ripper looks to clinch
enabling Dodson to counter with a crisp jab.
Ripper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dodson moves away.
Ripper closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dodson lands an uppercut.
Ripper lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ripper takes a shot to the head.
Ripper tries a body shot but Dodson blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Dodson .
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ripper misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dodson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ripper backwards.
A short uppercut from Dodson .
Dodson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dodson blocks a body shot from Ripper.
Dodson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ripper swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dodson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ripper can do to turn this around?
Ripper swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ripper throws a punch but it's blocked by Dodson .
Dodson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ripper's elbow.
Ripper takes a shot to the head.
Dodson is working Ripper over against the cage.
Dodson lands an uppercut.
Ripper has a couple of punches blocked by Dodson .
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dodson .
Ripper misses with a body punch.
Ripper swings wildly with an uppercut but Dodson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dodson blocks an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dodson lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dodson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dodson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dodson lands a nice uppercut.
Dodson tries a body shot but Ripper blocks it.
Ripper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dodson 's elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for Dodson .
Dodson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ripper softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ripper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dodson lands a hook that snaps the head of Ripper backwards.
Ripper lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dodson backwards.
Dodson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ripper's elbow.
Ripper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Ripper fails to land.
Dodson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ripper throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Dodson .
Ripper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ripper can't find room to land a body shot as Dodson controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dodson is leaning against Ripper and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ripper takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dodson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ripper working aggressively here.
Dodson lands a body shot.
Ripper swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dodson can't find room to land a body shot as Ripper controls the action.
Dodson pushes Ripper back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dodson lands with a short shot to the head.
Ripper misses with the head strike.
Dodson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ripper misses with a punch on the inside.
Dodson blocking some punches.
Ripper working aggressively here.
Dodson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dodson lands with a right to the head.
Dodson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ripper backwards.
Ripper takes a shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dodson pushes Ripper back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ripper tries to work over Dodson 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Ripper fails to land.
Dodson blocking some punches.
Ripper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dodson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ripper misses with a body punch.
Ripper prevents a body shot from Dodson .
Dodson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ripper misses with a punch to the body.
Ripper tries to work over Dodson 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short uppercut from Dodson .
A short right from Dodson .
Ripper is rocked!
Dodson misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dodson .
A short left from Ripper.
Dodson digs a right hand underneath Ripper's ribcage. Ripper let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dodson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dodson lands with a left to the head.
Ripper is still on wobbly legs! Can Dodson finish him?
Ripper throws a head punch that misses.
Ripper struggles to land a body shot inside as Dodson controls his hands.
Ripper seems to have recovered his senses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dodson .
And that's the end of the fight!
John Dodson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dodson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 29:28
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Dodson !
During a confident post fight interview, John Dodson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Damien Hellsfyre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcos Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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145 lbs
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142 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Damien Hellsfyre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Marcos Souza!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Bart Greer and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hellsfyre manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Souza on his heels. He'll look to pass Souza's guard now, I'm sure.
Hellsfyre works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hellsfyre is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Hellsfyre working Souza over with strikes.
Hellsfyre is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Hellsfyre sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hellsfyre lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hellsfyre controlling from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza can't escape the position.
Hellsfyre lands a nice shot to the head.
Hellsfyre scoring with strikes but Souza is staying in there.
Hellsfyre lands a nice shot to the head.
Souza is bucking up trying to escape but Hellsfyre cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hellsfyre working Souza over with strikes here.
Hellsfyre scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hellsfyre controlling his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hellsfyre lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Souza hang on?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee warns Souza that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hellsfyre lands a heavy elbow.
Souza is rocked!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Souza can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hellsfyre looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Souza covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Damien Hellsfyre!
During a confident post fight interview, Damien Hellsfyre thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rei Higuchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greg Mac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Greg Mac has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rei Higuchi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Greg Mac!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Santiago Holmes and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Higuchi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mac tries to avoid it but Higuchi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mac to the ground. Mac escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mac scores with a body shot.
Mac misses with a wild combination.
Higuchi misses with a body shot
and Mac counters with a stiff right hand.
Higuchi has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Island Top Team in the buildup to the fight.
Higuchi shoots in for a double leg but Mac sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mac swings widly with a right hand
and Higuchi counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Mac really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Higuchi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Higuchi tries to free his leg and advance position but Mac is retaining full guard.
Higuchi drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Higuchi jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Mac wants to stand and escape but Higuchi is having none of it.
Higuchi wants to pass the guard but Mac is keeping the position.
Mac looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Higuchi postures up.
Higuchi landing with the ground and pound.
Higuchi showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Higuchi chips away with some ground and pound.
Higuchi showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Mac is trying to keep Higuchi in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Higuchi throwing strikes but missing.
Higuchi wants to control from the top but Mac keeps moving.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Higuchi is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Higuchi throwing strikes but missing.
Higuchi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Higuchi working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mac is trying to control the position but Higuchi postures up.
Higuchi advances position into side control!
Higuchi is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mac has escaped the position, nice work there.
Higuchi wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Mac, who protects the arm well.
Higuchi is trying to get an arm triangle but Mac is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Higuchi goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Mac has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Higuchi but great work by Mac.
Higuchi gets back to half guard.
Mac is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Higuchi is positioning himself well to prevent Mac advancing to mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mac is looking for a kimura here.
Higuchi is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mac's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mac's back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rei Higuchi dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Higuchi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mac lands with an overhand left.
Mac's coach down at Cozad The Island was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Mac's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Mac clinches with his opponent.
Higuchi wants to get back to striking at distance but Mac won't allow it.
Mac stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mac lands a takedown into guard.
Higuchi scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Rei Higuchi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mac tries to close the distance and clinch up but Higuchi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Higuchi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mac circles away quickly and effectively.
Higuchi tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mac sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Higuchi somewhat.
That kick from Higuchi tenderised Mac's leg. Mac is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mac throws a body punch but Higuchi moves out of range.
A shot to the liver by Mac. Beautiful body shot.
Higuchi shoots for a double leg takedown but Mac sprawls well. He's pushed Higuchi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Higuchi misses with a hook. Mac ducked under it nicely.
Mac scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A shot to the body from Higuchi misses
letting Mac counter with a right hand.
Mac throws a hook but Higuchi avoids it easily.
Higuchi missing with a left hand there. Mac was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Higuchi is looking to chop away at Mac's legs.
Mac darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Higuchi misses with a takedown
and Mac counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rei Higuchi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Higuchi keeps the fight on the outside.
Higuchi tries for a takedown but Mac circles away easily
and Mac counters with a stiff right hand.
Higuchi misses with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Higuchi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mac pinned against the cage. Mac gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mac doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Mac moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Higuchi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mac as he jumps to the side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Higuchi dodges the punch combination from Mac.
Higuchi shoots and misses
and Mac counters with a nice uppercut.
Higuchi scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Higuchi trying to control the action but Mac is working from the bottom.
Mac wants to control but Higuchi postures up.
Higuchi is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Mac is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Mac tries to bench press Higuchi off him but Higuchi keeps the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mac can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Higuchi working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Mac tries to buck Higuchi off but Higuchi is having none of it.
An elbow from Higuchi crashes against the mat.
An elbow from Higuchi crashes against the mat.
Higuchi scores with a couple of short elbows.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Higuchi looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Greg Mac showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Higuchi is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Mac's half guard.
Higuchi tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mac knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Higuchi is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Mac is just riding it out for now. Higuchi eventually gives up the hold.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Higuchi prevents Mac from standing back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mac is trying to maintain the position but Higuchi is very close to passing his half guard.
Higuchi is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Mac doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Higuchi.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Higuchi trying to mount his opponent but Mac defends it.
Higuchi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mac keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Higuchi is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Mac is just riding it out for now. Higuchi eventually gives up the hold.
Higuchi trying to control the pace.
Higuchi is working for a submission of some sort.
Mac is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Higuchi is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Mac sees it coming and defends easily.
Higuchi seems to be working for a kimura but Mac defends the submission attempt.
Mac is staying active underneath Higuchi, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Higuchi is looking to advance position but Mac won't allow it.
Higuchi maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Mac could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Higuchi has cracked it and Mac is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Higuchi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rei Higuchi!
Rei Higuchi retains his featherweight title!
After the fight, Rei Higuchi was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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